Dr. Jayasree Iyer

Jayasree K. Iyer is the CEO of the Access to Medicine Foundation, where she leads its mission to drive change in global healthcare by engaging pharmaceutical companies to expand access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries. With expertise in complex issues including drug pricing, intellectual property, and pharmaceutical research and development priorities, she connects rigorous research insights with actionable solutions to advance global health.

Under her leadership, the Foundation has strengthened its engagement with the investment community and now has a health-focused investor signatory network comprising more than 145 signatories representing over $22 trillion in assets under management.

Jayasree also contributes her expertise to a range of industry and NGO advisory and sustainability committees and is invited to participate as an independent observer at board meetings of several nonprofit organizations.

Alongside a broad portfolio of past and present advisory roles with global organizations, including previous appointments with the World Economic Forum, she currently serves on boards and panels for Axmed, the Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen, and the Vizuri Technical Advisory Panel. She also hosts the Access to Medicine Foundation’s Health Equity Podcast.

A recognized thought leader in global health, Jayasree regularly writes, speaks, and advises organizations on pressing healthcare challenges. She has spoken at high-level forums convened by organizations including the United Nations, World Health Organization, and World Economic Forum.

Her opinion pieces have appeared in leading publications and platforms including the Financial Times, Fortune, World Economic Forum, STAT, The Lancet, Project Syndicate, and Devex.